DU Students Win 3rd in ISACA Competition

DU Students place third in cyber case study competition

DU Team gets third place win!!

Cyber Security Case Study Competition

ISACA has this to say about their competition:

“As an annual tradition, the ISACA Denver Chapter Cyber Case Study Competition strives to challenge teams of students attending academic institutions in Colorado to use their skills and knowledge in risk management, compliance, cybersecurity, and emerging technology to address related issues faced by various industries”

You can find out more about this competition, as well as the excellent ISACA organization at this website.

Congratulations to this awesome group of students!

Picture of the DU Team. From left, Meghana, Preethy and Sy.
Picture of the DU Team. From left, Meghana, Preethy and Sy.

Team Members (third place team):

  • Sy Pretto, MS Student, Cybersecurity, Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Meghana Garikimukku, MS Student, Information Systems Security, University College
  • Preethy Kottupally, MS Student, Information Systems Security, University College

Interested?

If you’re already a student at DU, join the DUCC (DU Cyber Club) slack channel for updates CS@DU Slack. You’ll have to join our CS@DU slack workspace first, then join the DUCC channel. Email us if you have any issues!

If you’re not already a student at DU, but are interested in learning more, Email us about the courses and programs at the University of Denver, browse this site, check out the University of Denver Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science main site for more info! You can also see the full range of DU cybersecurity options available here.

Nathan S. Evans
Nathan S. Evans
Teaching Associate Professor, Academic Director for Cyber Security, University of Denver

Research includes networking, network security, software security and systems.

Interested in a formal cybersecurity or computer science degree?

The University of Denver is proud to offer multiple programs in cybersecurity, whether you want to be a manager or a frontline cyber warrior! Check out our program offerings at the DU Cybersecurity Page. We also have a cybersecurity concentration you can get on your way to a Computer Science degree! You can also email us if you want to learn more!

The programs in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science are strongly technically grounded, and provide a CS/Cyber education for the future of cybersecurity.

Accreditation

The University of Denver is recognized as an NSA (National Security Agency) CAE-CD (Center of Academic Excellence – Cyber Defense). The NSA evaluates and accredits institutions providing cybersecurity degrees and curricula — a rigorous and prestigious validation performed by security experts and members of other educational institutions. It means the coursework of the Cybersecurity MS program at DU aligns with criteria mapped to the US government's NICE framework knowledge units.

More information can be found at the official NSA academic site here.